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This bill appropriates funds to Southern Illinois University (SIU) for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, from several different state funding sources. The largest allocation is $226,026,400 from the Education Assistance Fund for the university's operational expenses. Additional specific allocations include $62,800 from the General Revenue Fund for the Daily Egyptian Newspaper, $1,000,000 for the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center and ethanol research grants, $1,130,600 for the Simmons Cancer Institute, $16,000 from the State College and University Trust Fund for scholarship grants, $1,250,000 from the General Professions Dedicated Fund for pharmacy practice education at the Edwardsville campus, $3,000,000 for programming at the former Lindenwood Campus in Belleville, $266,600 for the SIU Office of Community Engagement, and $300,000 for the SIU Institute of Rural Health. The bill specifies that these appropriations are for "so much thereof as may be necessary" and will take effect on July 1, 2025, providing targeted financial support for various university programs, research initiatives, and operational needs across different campuses and departments.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2592&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104